Ure Museum | Database

cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/REDMG:1935.87.6

Accession_Number

REDMG:1935.87.6

Shape

Lekanis

Shape_description

Rounded rim on tapered flange, below which the walls spread out to a thin element that would have supported the lid; just below this are attached two horizontal horseshoe-shaped strap handles, slightly canted upwards, to which spurs are attached on either side. The lower body is offset from the handle zone, rounded in the lower part where it sharply joins a moulded foot, with groove above a spreading upper part and a broader, rounded lower part, hollow on the interior, with a narrow resting surface, and a pointed, slightly offset underside.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Campanian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/6

Decoration

Black glaze on interior and ends of handles (dipped) as well as vertical surface of the rim, the lower body, and the lower element of the foot, as well as the interior side wall of the foot. Otherwise reserved, except for vertical bars in handle zone, on either side.

Inscriptions

Condition

Missing lid. Glaze slightly worn, scratched on interior and pitted on exterior; light tan deposits on handles.

Technique/Style

Black figure

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

4 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.28.0099.jpg	Front view of a Campanian lekanis, decorated with vertical bars on the body.
2003.38.0001.jpg	Front view of a Campanian lekanis, decorated with vertical bars on the body.
2003.39.0003.jpg	Top view of a Campanian lekanis, showing the black-glazed interior.
2003.93.0407.jpg	Oblique view of a Campanian lekanis, from slightly above, showing vertical bars on the body, and some of the interior.
2003.97.0335.jpg	Oblique view of a Campanian lekanis, from slightly above, showing vertical bars on the body, and some of the interior.
2003.97.0336.jpg	Oblique view of a Campanian lekanis, from slightly above, showing vertical bars on the body, and some of the interior.
2003.97.0337.jpg	Top view of a Campanian lekanis, showing the black-glazed interior
2003.97.0338.jpg	Bottom view of a Campanian lekanis, showing the conical foot.
2004.99.0583.jpg	Oblique view of a Campanian lekanis, from slightly above, showing vertical bars on the body, and some of the interior.
2004.99.0584.jpg	Front view of a Campanian lekanis, decorated with vertical bars on the body.
2004.99.0585.jpg	Side view of a Campanian lekanis, decorated with vertical bars on the body.
2004.99.0586.jpg	Front view of a Campanian lekanis, decorated with vertical bars on the body.
2004.99.0587.jpg	Side view of a Campanian lekanis, decorated with vertical bars on the body.
2004.99.0790.jpg	Oblique bottom view of a Campanian lekanis, showing vertical bars on the body, and some of the foot.
2004.99.0791.jpg	Bottom view of a Campanian lekanis, from slightly above, showing the underside.
2004.99.0792.jpg	Top view of a Campanian lekanis, showing the black-glazed interior.